Lille Middelgrund (9502)
Denmark, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2001
National site name: Lille Middelgrund
Central coordinates: Latitude: 56.9500, Longitude: 11.7833
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 513.03293
Protected area coverage (%): 46.31
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-21 (BL Secretariat): half of the reported site area of 126,000 ha (Skov et al 2000) is actually in the Swedish EEZ; after excision of this area, the remaining Danish area is 53,349 ha.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 100 |